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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Peru|native_name=República del Perú<br>Piruw Ripuwlika<br>Piruwxa Ripuwlika|image_flag=Flag of Peru.svg|image_coat=Peru COA.svg|capital=Lima|largest_city=Lima|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Dina Boluarte]] (acting)|image_map=Peru map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish<br>Quechua<br>Aymara|area_km2=1,285,216|population_estimate=32,275,736|population_estimate_year=2022}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Peru|native_name=República del Perú<br>Piruw Ripuwlika<br>Piruwxa Ripuwlika|image_flag=Flag of Peru.svg|image_coat=Peru COA.svg|capital=Lima|largest_city=Lima|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Dina Boluarte]] (acting)|image_map=Peru map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish<br>Quechua<br>Aymara|area_km2=1,285,216|population_estimate=32,275,736|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Peru''', officially the '''Republic of Peru''', is a country in [[South America]]. | '''Peru''', officially the '''Republic of Peru''', is a country in [[South America]]. 91% of Peruvians oppose the unelected coup regime installed by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=Peru’s coup-plotting congress has 6% approval, 91% disapproval (but full US backing)|date=2023-04-22|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/16/peru-coup-congress-approval-us/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417180934/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/16/peru-coup-congress-approval-us/|archive-date=2023-04-17|retrieved=2023-04-23}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Fujimori dictatorship === | === Fujimori dictatorship === | ||
[[Alberto Fujimori]] ruled Peru as an autocrat during the 1990s. His closest advisor and intelligence director, [[Vladimir Montesino]], was a | [[Alberto Fujimori]] ruled Peru as an autocrat during the 1990s. His closest advisor and intelligence director, [[Vladimir Montesino]], was a CIA-funded drug kingpin. In 1997, he ordered the execution of 14 leftists who took over the [[Japan|Japanese]] ambassador to Peru's house.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, | ||
1945 to the Present|isbn=9781842772201|publisher=Zed Books Ltd|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf|page=135}}</ref> | 1945 to the Present|isbn=9781842772201|publisher=Zed Books Ltd|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf|page=135}}</ref> | ||
=== 2022 coup === | === 2022 coup === | ||
On 7 December 2022, the Congress of Peru organized a coup against President [[Pedro Castillo]] and installed Dina Boluarte as the new ruler of Peru | On 7 December 2022, the Congress of Peru organized a coup against President [[Pedro Castillo]] and installed Dina Boluarte as the new ruler of Peru.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Open letter: Stop the violence against the Peruvian people!|date=2023-01-14|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/open-letter-stop-the-violence-against-the-peruvian-people/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116225037/https://www.liberationnews.org/open-letter-stop-the-violence-against-the-peruvian-people/|archive-date=2023-01-16|retrieved=2023-01-22}}</ref> U.S. ambassador and CIA agent [[Lisa Kenna]] strongly supported the coup.<ref name=":0" /> Protests soon began seeking to dissolve of Congress, create a constituent assembly, and free Castillo from prison.<ref name=":1" /> At least 60 people have died in the protests.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
The following countries have denounced the U.S. coup: [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Argentine Republic|Argentina]], [[Plurinational State of Bolivia|Bolivia]], [[Republic of Colombia|Colombia]], [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], [[Commonwealth of Dominica|Dominica]], [[Grenada]], [[Republic of Honduras|Honduras]], [[Mexican United States|Mexico]], [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], and [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=Latin America rejects coup in Peru, while US supports unelected regime killing protesters|date=2022-12-20|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/20/latin-america-rejects-coup-peru/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131075243/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/20/latin-america-rejects-coup-peru/|archive-date=2023-01-31|retrieved=2023-04-23}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 23 April 2023
| Republic of Peru República del Perú Piruw Ripuwlika Piruwxa Ripuwlika | |
|---|---|
 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Lima |
| Official languages | Spanish Quechua Aymara |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Dina Boluarte (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 32,275,736 |
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in South America. 91% of Peruvians oppose the unelected coup regime installed by the CIA in 2022.[1]
History
Fujimori dictatorship
Alberto Fujimori ruled Peru as an autocrat during the 1990s. His closest advisor and intelligence director, Vladimir Montesino, was a CIA-funded drug kingpin. In 1997, he ordered the execution of 14 leftists who took over the Japanese ambassador to Peru's house.[2]
2022 coup
On 7 December 2022, the Congress of Peru organized a coup against President Pedro Castillo and installed Dina Boluarte as the new ruler of Peru.[3] U.S. ambassador and CIA agent Lisa Kenna strongly supported the coup.[1] Protests soon began seeking to dissolve of Congress, create a constituent assembly, and free Castillo from prison.[3] At least 60 people have died in the protests.[1]
The following countries have denounced the U.S. coup: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ben Norton (2023-04-22). "Peru’s coup-plotting congress has 6% approval, 91% disapproval (but full US backing)" Geopolitical Economy Report. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 135). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Open letter: Stop the violence against the Peruvian people!" (2023-01-14). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ Ben Norton (2022-12-20). "Latin America rejects coup in Peru, while US supports unelected regime killing protesters" Geopolitical Economy Report. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-04-23.